Library Pewter
Sherwin-Williams 38
- HEX
- #7F7263
- RGB
- 127, 114, 99
- LAB
- 48.8, 2.4, 10.2
- LRV
- ≈ 17
- Family
- Brown, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 7006 Beige Grey
With an LRV of about 17, Library Pewter absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Library Pewter in other brands
- Flock Of Birds Johnstone's Brown Very close ΔE 0.5
- Coastal Fog Hallman Lindsay 213 Brown Very close ΔE 0.5
- Portobello Vista C-1445 Brown Very close ΔE 0.8
- Saddle C2 Paint C2-809 Brown Very close ΔE 0.9
- Belgian Brown Jotun 10385 Brown Very close ΔE 0.9
- Bat Wing Kelly-Moore KM4581-3 Brown Very close ΔE 1.0
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Curio Gray Sherwin-Williams 24 Orange
- Smokehouse Sherwin-Williams 7040 Brown
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as olive
- Protanopia Reads as olive
- Tritanopia Reads as red
- Achromatopsia Reads as gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Library Pewter warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 10.2 and a value of 2.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Johnstone's color to Library Pewter?
Flock Of Birds (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Library Pewter?
≈ 17. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.